‘Never turn him down,’ I remember Min saying.

“Uh… It’s OK, sir”

He goes for the door and I trail behind him.

He takes me to a classy restaurant that is just few steps away from the building.

The waiter hands us their menu.

Wow. The prices—I can’t eat here. Being here with BIBS is definitely not a nice idea.

The waiter is back to take our orders.

“Water is fine”

BIBS frowns a bit.

“Bulgogi, ddukboki, samgyupsal, and white wine for me”

I thought he’ll say ‘Go and order. My treat’

But why should I expect from such an ungentleman guy like him?

He’ll probably flaunt his food and tease me.

“Why didn’t you order?”

See? He’s starting.

“The foods are too expensive,” I answer.

“I know. But this is my restaurant. You can order anything in the menu as long as you’re with me”

“What?! Why didn’t you tell me?”

He laughs at me then snaps his fingers.

A waitress appears beside him.

“Take her order”

“Yes, sir. Ma’am, what would you like to eat?”

“Hmm… Kimchi-jigae, bibimbap, and white wine”

She writes it down and repeats my order.

“I’m just wondering… Why is your company far from the airport?” I ask while moving the chopsticks.

“Simple. I want it that way. That’s why.”

“That’s a very good reason”

“Indeed”

My phone vibrates. It’s an incoming call from Min.

“Jakkamanyo”

He nods.

I get up of the chair and lean my back on the corner of the restaurant.

“Hey, Min”

“Lulu! How’s it going?”

“It’s fine. We’re in his restaurant. Having lunch”

“Just the two of you?”

“Uh… Neh”

“Great. Everything goes with the flow. Just a little warning Lu, never fall for Sehun.”

“Sure thing. I still hate him though”

“OK. Go ahead. Annyeong”

“Annyeong”

***

The meeting with Ms. Zhang was entirely a headache.

She has an interpreter with a slight damage on his ears. So what BIBS was trying to say wasn’t well said to her.

In the end, it’s another failure.

I sling my bag on my shoulder and go out of the building.

I sit on the bench and patiently wait for a cab to pass by. Maybe I should put—

“Lu Han!”

It’s BIBS. He’s in his car. He’s signaling me to hop on his car. And it’s not just a car. It’s a sports car!

“Sir, I’m OK. I’ll just wait for a cab”

“You sure?”

“Yup”

“OK.” He starts the engine and goes away.

Wow. He didn’t even bother to persuade me. Goes away just like that.

So that is the meaning of ‘perfect’ for Min.

For me, BIBS is the meaning of despicable.

And why do I care if he didn’t persuade me? Who is he, anyway?

He’s just my boss and Min assigned me to do this and do that to impress him.

But—

“Lu Han, come on”

His car is now on the other side of the road. U-turn.

It’s not courteous if I’ll decline his offer again.

I cross the street.

I open the door of his car and sit on the passenger seat.

“Ms. Lu, where should I take you?”

“To my house”

He chuckles. “That’s a nice answer.”

He immediately starts the engine.

I should give him my address!!

Err…

He drives fast, anyway. 120 kmph. But it’s OK. I wanna go home”

But does he know where—

“We’re here”

I look at the right side.

It’s my apartment. How did he—

“It’s on your resume. Don’t freak out.”

“Oh, yes. Thank you”

“No problem.”

I open the door of the apartment and wave goodbye to him.

“Progress, huh?” I jump a bit at Min’s voice.

“I’m doing well, Min.”

“Yeah. I can see that.”

“Why don’t you just show up to him?”

There, I said it. Curiosity is killing me.

“It’s not easy. I can’t afford to see his fury towards me”

“What?”

“I don’t want to talk about it.”

Another clue for me.

Even if I don’t admit and said it wasn’t my business, I’m curious to know their history. And I know, I can unleash it.